| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |